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1962 PGA RECAP  

FINAL ROUND

DATE

 Tournament COURSE WINNER
1/8 Los Angeles Open Rancho Municpal G.C.
Los Angeles , CA		 Phil Rodgers     
1/14 San Diego Open Stardust C.C. , San Diego, CA Tommy Jacobs     
1/22 Bing Crosby Pro-Am   Doug Ford        
1/29 San Francisco Open Harding Park Municipal Gene Littler
2/4 Palm Springs Golf Classic   Arnold Palmer
2/11 Phoenix Open Phoenix C.C. , Phoenix, Ariz. Arnold Palmer
2/18 Tucson Open El Rio G & CC , Tucson, Ariz. Phil Rogers
2/25 New Orleans Open   Bo Wininger     
3/4 Baton Rouge Open   Joe Campbell
3/11 Pensacola Open Invitational   Doug Sanders 
3/19 St. Petersburg Open Invitational   Bobby Nichols
3/26 Doral Open Invitational Doral Golf Resort and Spa
(Blue Course)
Miami, FL		 Billy Casper 
4/1

Azalea Open Invitational

   Dave Marr
4/9 The Masters    Arnold Palmer
4/15 Greensboro Classic   Billy Casper        
4/23 Houston  Classic   Bobby Nichols 
4/29 Texas Open   Arnold Palmer
5/6 Waco Turner Open Burneyville,OK Johnny Pott
5/6 Tournament Of Champions Desert Inn C.C. , Las Vegas Arnold Palmer
5/14 The Colonial   Arnold Palmer
5/20 Hot Springs Open Hot Springs, AR Al Johnson
5/27 Speedway Festival Indianapolis Billy Casper     
6/3 MEMPHIS INVITATIONAL OPEN   Lionel Hebert 
6/10 Thunderbird Classic Upper Montclair CC

Clifton, NJ

 Gene Littler
6/17 U.S. Open    Jack Nicklaus
6/24 Eastern Open Mount Pleasant

Baltimore, MD

 Doug Ford       
7/1 Western Open   Jacky Cupit         
7/8 Buick Open Invitational   Bill Collins    
7/13 British Open   Arnold Palmer
7/22 PGA Championship   Gary Player
7/29 Canadian Open   Ted Kroll        
8/5 INSURANCE CITY OPEN   Bob Goalby    
8/12 American Golf Classic Firestone

Akron, OH

 Arnold Palmer
8/19 St. Paul Open   Doug Sanders 
8/26 Oklahoma City Open        Doug Sanders 
9/2 DALLAS OPEN   Billy Maxwell      
9/9 Denver Open   Bob Goalby
9/16 Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational   Jack Nicklaus
9/23 Portland Open Invitational   Jack Nicklaus
9/30 Sahara Invitational   Tony Lema  
10/14 Bakersfield Open   Billy Casper 
10/21 Ontario Open Whispering Lakes

Ontario, CA

 Al Geiberger
10/28 Orange County Open Mesa Verde, CC

Costa Mesa,CA

 Tony Lema
11/4 Beaumont Open Beaumont , TX Dave Ragan
11/11 Cajun Classic Lafayette, LA John Barnum
11/11 Almaden Open San Jose,CA Al Geiberger
11/18 Mobile Open Mobile,AL Tony Lema 
11/18 Gardena Open Gardena,CA Gene Andrews
11/25 Carling Open Orlando,FL Bo Wininger     
12/2 West Palm Beach   Dave Ragan
12/9 Coral Gables Open   Gardner Dickinson
12/9 Montebello   Tommy Jacobs
End Date Tournament Winner Score To Par Margin Winnings Runners Up
01/08 Los Angeles Open Phil Rodgers 268 -16 9 7,500.00 Bob Goalby,Fred Hawkins
01/14 San Diego Open Invitational Tommy Jacobs * 277 -11 0 3,500.00 Johnny Pott
01/22 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Doug Ford * 286 - 2 0 5,300.00 Joe Campbell
01/28 Lucky International Open Gene Littler 274 N/A 2 9,000.00 George Knudson
02/04 Palm Springs Golf Classic Arnold Palmer 342 -18 3 5,300.00 Jay Hebert,Gene Littler
02/11 Phoenix Open Invitational Arnold Palmer 269 -15 12 5,300.00 Billy Casper,Don Fairfield,Bob McCallister,Jack Nicklaus
02/11 Panama Open Invitational Jim Ferree 277 N/A 1 1,500.00 Billy Maxwell
02/18 Tucson Open Invitational Phil Rodgers 263 N/A 3 2,800.00 Jim Ferrier
02/18 Maracaibo Open Invitational George Knudson * 286 N/A 0 1,500.00 Jim Ferree
02/25 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Bo Wininger 281 - 7 2 4,300.00 Bob Rosburg
02/25 Caracas Open Invitational Al Geiberger 278 N/A 1 1,500.00 Jacky Cupit
03/04 Baton Rouge Open Invitational Joe Campbell 274 N/A 2 2,800.00 Bob Rosburg
03/04 Puerto Rico Open Invitational George Knudson 280 N/A 2 1,500.00 Al Geiberger,Tony Lema,Don Whitt,Henry Williams
03/06 Eglin Afb Professional-Amateur * 

 		 070 N/A 2 277.50 
277.50		 Huston La Clair,Dave Marr,Bud Sullivan
03/11 Pensacola Open Invitational Doug Sanders 270 -18 1 2,800.00 Don Fairfield
03/11 Jamaica Open Invitational Henry Williams 274 N/A 4 1,500.00 Al Geiberger,Angel Miguel,Tom Strafaci
03/18 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Bobby Nichols 272 N/A 2 2,800.00 Frank Boynton
03/25 Doral C.C. Open Invitational Billy Casper 283 - 5 1 9,000.00 Paul Bondeson
04/01 Azalea Open Invitational Dave Marr * 281 - 7 0 2,800.00 Jerry Steelsmith
04/08 Masters Tournament Arnold Palmer * 280 - 8 0 20,000.00 Gary Player
04/15 Greater Greensboro Open Billy Casper 275 - 9 1 5,300.00 Mike Souchak
04/22 Houston Classic Bobby Nichols * 278 - 6 0 9,000.00 Jack Nicklaus,Dan Sikes
04/29 Texas Open Invitational Arnold Palmer 273 - 7 1 4,300.00 Joe Campbell,Gene Littler,Mason Rudolph,Doug Sanders
05/06 Tournament of Champions Arnold Palmer 276 -12 1 11,000.00 Billy Casper
05/06 Waco Turner Open Invitational Johnny Pott 276 N/A 6 2,800.00 Mason Rudolph
05/13 Colonial National Invitation Arnold Palmer * 281 + 1 0 7,000.00 Johnny Pott
05/20 Hot Springs Open Invitational Al Johnston * 273 N/A 0 2,800.00 Bill Collins
05/27 500 Festival Open Invitation Billy Casper 264 -20 1 9,000.00 George Bayer,Jerry Steelsmith
06/03 Memphis Open Invitational Lionel Hebert * 267 -13 0 6,400.00 Gene Littler,Gary Player
06/10 Thunderbird Classic Invitational Gene Littler 275 N/A 2 25,000.00 Jack Nicklaus
06/17 U.S. Open Championship Jack Nicklaus * 283 - 1 0 15,000.00 Arnold Palmer
06/18 Aronimink Professional-Amateur * 

 		 068 N/A 1 695.00 
695.00		 Bruce Devlin
06/24 Eastern Open Invitational Doug Ford 279 N/A 1 5,300.00 Bob Goalby
07/01 Western Open Jacky Cupit 281 - 3 2 11,000.00 Billy Casper
07/08 Buick Open Invitational Bill Collins 284 N/A 1 9,000.00 Dave Ragan
07/13 The Open Championship Arnold Palmer 276 N/A 6   Kel Nagle
07/15 Motor City Open Bruce Crampton 267 N/A 3 5,300.00 Dave Hill,Don Massengale
07/22 PGA Championship Gary Player 278 - 2 1 13,000.00 Bob Goalby
07/23 Carvel-Sauna National Pro-Am Jacky Cupit 065 N/A 1 1,000.00 Bob McCallister,Ken Venturi
07/24 Piping Rock Pro-Amateur

 		 068 N/A 1 462.50 
462.50		 George Bayer,Jacky Cupit,Dick De Mane
07/29 Canadian Open Ted Kroll 278 -10 2 4,300.00 Charles Sifford
08/05 Insurance City Open Invitational Bob Goalby * 271 -13 0 5,300.00 Art Wall
08/12 American Golf Classic Arnold Palmer 276 - 4 5 9,000.00 Mason Rudolph
08/13 Children's Memorial Hospital Pro-Am * 

 		 067 N/A 2 1,100.00 
1,100.00		 Tommy Bolt,Bob Bruno,Dick Hart,Dan Sikes
08/19 St. Paul Open Invitational Doug Sanders 269 N/A 3 4,300.00 Dave Hill
08/26 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Doug Sanders 280 - 8 2 5,300.00 Johnny Pott
09/03 Dallas Open Invitational Billy Maxwell 277 - 7 4 5,300.00 Johnny Pott
09/09 Denver Open Invitational Bob Goalby 277 - 3 1 4,300.00 George Bayer,Bob Duden,Jack Fleck,Bill Johnston,Billy Maxwell,Art Wall
09/16 Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational Jack Nicklaus 265 N/A 2 4,300.00 Tony Lema
09/23 Portland Open Invitational Jack Nicklaus 269 N/A 1 3,500.00 George Bayer
09/30 Sahara Invitational Tony Lema 270 N/A 3 2,800.00 Don January
10/14 Bakersfield Open Invitational Billy Casper 272 N/A 4 6,400.00 Tony Lema
10/21 Ontario Open Invitational Al Geiberger 276 N/A 1 3,500.00 Gardner Dickinson,Bob Goalby,Tommy Jacobs,Chuck Rotar,John Ruedi
10/28 Orange County Open Invitational Tony Lema * 267 N/A 0 2,800.00 Bob Rosburg
11/04 Beaumont Open Invitational Dave Ragan 283 - 5 3 2,800.00 Dow Finsterwald,Lionel Hebert,Don Massengale
11/11 Cajun Classic Open Invitational John Barnum 270 N/A 4 2,400.00 Gay Brewer
11/18 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational Tony Lema 273 N/A 7 2,000.00 Doug Sanders
11/25 Carling Open Invitational Bo Wininger 274 N/A 1 5,300.00 Bert Weaver
12/02 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Dave Ragan * 277 N/A 0 2,800.00 Doug Sanders
12/09 Coral Gables Open Invitational Gardner Dickinson 274 N/A 1 2,800.00 Bill Collins,Don Fairfield

* indicates a playoff.

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